Blue Octäve Cult

(and yes I know it's not "dot com"---for all the younger folks out there, look up the dot com bust in the 90s---it's why the older folks don't trust the technology it's not because we're anti-technology)

Oh look, another dot com starting to bust. Oh well. Anyway...When will people stop treating these tech companies like they're anything more than unethical social experiments? We are all being treated like non-consenting test subjects. You want me to test your product? PAY ME

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My husband's cousin (who produces sound effects and shorts for commercial radio) tried to convince us that A=410 had some sort of magical property due to the patterns it makes in water (and human bodies are x% water so...)

It's astrology for pop musicians I swear to god.

😂

Pulled up my syllabi this morning to update them for the new semester--apparently past me already did it? Yay past me! Just need to double check Canvas now #academicsky

You've got to be fucking kidding me.

Christina Hendricks
Halle Berry

The human brain is the laziest organ we have, and it's evolved that way for a reason (chunking info uses less energy). Of course people want to offload thinking. Thinking is hard work and the brain is literally wired to reward us for not doing it.

And people write about what they know

Because the music world is full of undiagnosed and self medicating people

Just need a Yuengling truck to stop by

Frankly, I always relish the opportunity for a good pun

University of Washington had one in 1996 and 2000, according to my husband—and he’s fairly sure they weren’t the first.

Destined to become one of the @bodegacats.bsky.social

Obviously the answer is that Moe needs to take a turn at driving so he doesn’t feel so entitled 🤣

So they can at least prosecute the people who get caught. It’s called a deterrent.

how many states can you drive to from New York City within 5 hours GO AHEAD AND GOOGLE IT WE'LL WAIT

The person I was rep. to said the Amazon missionaries should follow Jesus' teachings. They are. I don't agree that they're doing the right thing, but they ARE doing what Jesus said.

We're not talking about the fundamentalists takeover of the American government (with which I also disagree)

usually I would agree with this sentiment but look up "The Great Commission" (documented as Jesus' own words in the book of Matthew). In this case, they ARE following Jesus' teachings.

That’s what I thought! Like has OP even ever listened to that podcast ever?

#notadragqueen

#notadragqueen

Quit it with the tactical framing. These are not two equal sides. ICE fears being doxxed because *they know what they’re doing is wrong and would be rightfully shunned by everyone*

I too am old enough to remember the Olestra incident

Wenger: The IKEA of the music world #iykyk #musiceducation #handy

for this point in particular, you have to understand rich people's relationship to art. Rich people don't create art. That's for the peasants. Hence they don't value it in their fancy prep schools either (except as consumers/passive or as it bolsters a resume)

I mean, my first exposure to opera was Looney Tunes but PBS helped 😆